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[[Category:Scripting Commands|BREAKOUT]]
{{RV|type=command
[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA|BREAKOUT]]


|game1= arma1
|version1= 1.00


<h2 style="color:#000066"> '''breakOut ''name'''''</h2>
|game2= arma2
|version2= 1.00


|game3= arma2oa
|version3= 1.50


'''Operand types:'''
|game4= tkoh
|version4= 1.00


'''name:''' [[String]]
|game5= arma3
|version5= 0.50


'''Type of returned value:'''
|gr1= Program Flow


[[Nothing]]
|descr= Breaks out of the [[Variables#Scopes|scope]] with given '''name'''.
* An unknown [[scopeName]] name will cause the script error {{hl|Generic error in expression}}
* If multiple scopes with the same '''name''' exist, the command will break out the nearest scope. See {{Link|#Example 3}}.


'''Description:'''
|s1= [[breakOut]]  name


Breaks block out of scope named '''name'''.
|p1= name: [[String]] - name of the scope which was previously set with [[scopeName]]. <sqf inline>""</sqf> will exit the current scope (see also [[exitWith]])


Nil is returned.
|r1= [[Nothing]]
 
|s2= value [[breakOut]]  name
 
|s2since= arma3 1.48
 
|p21= value: [[Anything]] - a value to return
 
|p22= name: [[String]] - name of the scope which was previously set with [[scopeName]]. <sqf inline>""</sqf> will exit the current scope (see also [[exitWith]])
 
|r2= [[Anything]] - will return '''value'''
 
|x1= <sqf>scopeName "main";
while { true } do {
scopeName "loop1";
while {true} do {
scopeName "loop2";
if (condition1) then {breakTo "main"}; // Breaks all scopes and return to "main"
if (condition2) then {breakOut "loop2"}; // Breaks scope named "loop2"
sleep 1;
};
sleep 1;
};</sqf>
 
|x2= <sqf>call {
scopeName "main";
call {
123 breakOut "main"
};
345
}; // call returns 123</sqf>
 
|x3= <sqf>call {
scopeName "Main"; // Parent Main
call {
scopeName "Main"; // Child Main
"String" breakOut "Main"; // Will break out of child main and return "String" to parent main
};
};</sqf>
 
|seealso= [[scopeName]] [[breakTo]] [[exitWith]]
}}

Latest revision as of 17:35, 8 November 2023

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Description

Description:
Breaks out of the scope with given name.
  • An unknown scopeName name will cause the script error Generic error in expression
  • If multiple scopes with the same name exist, the command will break out the nearest scope. See Example 3.
Groups:
Program Flow

Syntax

Syntax:
breakOut name
Parameters:
name: String - name of the scope which was previously set with scopeName. "" will exit the current scope (see also exitWith)
Return Value:
Nothing

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:
value breakOut name
Parameters:
value: Anything - a value to return
name: String - name of the scope which was previously set with scopeName. "" will exit the current scope (see also exitWith)
Return Value:
Anything - will return value

Examples

Example 1:
scopeName "main"; while { true } do { scopeName "loop1"; while {true} do { scopeName "loop2"; if (condition1) then {breakTo "main"}; // Breaks all scopes and return to "main" if (condition2) then {breakOut "loop2"}; // Breaks scope named "loop2" sleep 1; }; sleep 1; };
Example 2:
call { scopeName "main"; call { 123 breakOut "main" }; 345 }; // call returns 123
Example 3:
call { scopeName "Main"; // Parent Main call { scopeName "Main"; // Child Main "String" breakOut "Main"; // Will break out of child main and return "String" to parent main }; };

Additional Information

See also:
scopeName breakTo exitWith

Notes

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